FAFEN Preliminary Observation Report on KP Local Government Elections 2015

FAFEN Preliminary Observation Report on KP Local Government Elections 2015

An impressive number of voters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) turned out to elect their local council representatives in the largest ever electoral exercise in the province on May 30, 2015. The election was competitive, election campaign relatively peaceful but culminating in an Election Day that was marred by administrative mismanagement, extremely slow processing of voters,…

Relatively Better Managed By-Election Held amidst Heavy Security Measures

ISLAMABAD, April 23, 2015: Thousands of Rangers and Police personnel supervised a peaceful, relatively well-managed, keenly contested and closely monitored by-election in the central Karachi constituency of NA-246 on Thursday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its preliminary statement. Preceded by an intense triangular election campaign which was dotted with incidents of brawls…